Weathervane Playhouse's 80th Season Continues with the Fast and Funny "Unnecessary Farce" Two Cops, Three Crooks and Eight Doors Combine to Create a Side-Splitting Comic Romp Weathervane Playhouse, Akron's hometown theater, continues the celebration of its 80th season with the hilarious, fast-moving comedy Unnecessary Farce - presented live on stage from April 23 to May 10, 2015. Written by Paul Slade Smith, Unnecessary Farce combines all the vital ingredients of a classic British farce - slamming doors, mistaken identities, manic plot twists and scheming shenanigans - but shifts the setting to present-day America. The result of this concoction is an uproarious, rapid-paced comedy involving two cops, three crooks and eight doors. In an economy motel room, an embezzling mayor is supposed to meet with his female accountant. In the room next door, two undercover cops are supposed to catch the meeting on videotape. But there's some confusion as to who's in which room, who's watching the video, who's taken the money, who's hired a hit man, and why the accountant keeps taking off her clothes! Weathervane Playhouse's production of Unnecessary Farce is directed by Marc Moritz, whose comic touches as a director have guided such previous Weathervane Playhouse productions as Don't Dress for Dinner and The 39 Steps. THE UNNECESSARY FARCE Performance and Ticket Information Unnecessary Farce plays on the Weathervane Playhouse Founders Theater stage between April 23 and May 10, 2015. The performance days and times are Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. The Weathervane Playhouse Box Office is open Mondays between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., Tuesdays through Fridays between 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. and is also open beginning one hour before each performance. For tickets, visit or call the Weathervane Box Office at 330-836-2626 during Box Office hours or buy tickets online at www.weathervaneplayhouse.com<http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com>. THE UNNECESSARY FARCE Cast CASSIE NEUMANN Karen Brown RACHEL GEHLERT Billie Dwyer BERNADETTE HISEY Mary Meekly TOM STEPHAN Mayor Meekly BRIAN O. JACKSON Todd SCOTT K. DAVIS Eric Sheridan DAN SEKANIC Agent Frank The UNNECESSARY FARCE Creative Team MARC MORITZ Director MARYANNE A. COTTER Stage Manager MARY KATE CLANCY Assistant Stage Manager SUSAN STOUT DAVIS Lighting Designer MICHELLE CONNER Sound Designer TOM ABDOO Properties Designer JASEN J. SMITH Costume Designer ALAN SCOTT FERRALL Scenic Co-Designer KATHY KOHL Scenic Co-Designer ABOUT THE SHOW'S DIRECTOR MARC MORITZ's most recent Weathervane directing assignment was last season's Don't Dress for Dinner. Previously for Weathervane he directed The 39 Steps, 3 Guys Naked from the Waist Down and Shine! (with special guest artist Hal Linden). About the Show's Production History Unnecessary Farce received its premiere at the BoarsHead Theater in Lansing, Mich., on Oct. 27, 2006, under the direction of Kristine Thatcher. Since then, the play has seen over 155 productions to date, in the United States, Canada (performed both in English and French), Great Britain, Australia, Iceland, Singapore and Switzerland. Weathervane Playhouse and its dedicated volunteers offer vital performing arts resources for the people of Northeastern Ohio. We create exciting and thought-provoking shows with impressive production values. Through educational programs and volunteer opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds, Weathervane serves the theater community, our patrons and our volunteers. The Ohio Arts Council helped fund this program with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, education excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. Weathervane Playhouse's 2014-2015 Season Support Provided by: Akron Community Foundation The Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation Kenneth L. Calhoun Charitable Trust (KeyBank, Trustee) OMNOVA Solutions Foundation Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation Sisler McFawn Foundation Ohio Arts Council